{"product_id":"miniature-religious-book-bundle-autumnal-paroissien-and-sacrement-book","title":"Miniature Religious Book Bundle - Autumnal Paroissien and Sacrement Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSmall Brown Leather Missel (1800s)\u003cbr\u003eLate 19th c French devotional volume - part of a four season parish set published by Alfred Mame et Fils in Tours\u003cbr\u003eParoissien Romain Tres Complet - Partie d'Automne \u003cbr\u003e1888\u003cbr\u003eEcclesiastical approval: Mgr Guillaume-Rene Meignan, Archeveque de Tours\u003cbr\u003eBinder's stamp: B. Duplassy Toulous (Bookseller or binder)\u003cbr\u003eBlind-stampled in script with the name Andre\u003cbr\u003eDeep burgundy morocco leather, finely pebbled, with raised bands and gilt title panels\u003cbr\u003eCrimson and gold moire paper endpapers with interlacing vine and leaf design - one of Mame's most luxurious finishes, found only on high grade bindings sold through regional stationers such as Duplassy in Toulouse\u003cbr\u003eAll edges gilt\u003cbr\u003eFrontispiece is engraving of Saint Luke holding the ox symbol and Gospel - engraved expressly for Mam'es Paroissien Romain series\u003cbr\u003eTypography is printed in red and black, decorative floral borders, fine cream wove paper typical of late century press\u003cbr\u003eAutumn cycle covers the end of the ecclesiastical cycle - readings and offices from late summer through Advent\u003cbr\u003ePersonalized commission\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eLittle Black\/Dark Brown and Gold Leather Religious Book - Stained Glass Design\u003cbr\u003eVisites au Saint Sacrement et a la Sainte Vierge\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Antoine Montarsolo et Compagnie, Imprimeurs-Libraires\u003cbr\u003eBesancon 1835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench edition is an early 19th c printing of St. Alphonsus Liguori's devotional classic; originally written in Italian in the mid-18th century, it was one of the most popular Catholic prayer books of its time, emphasizing frequent, heartfelt visits to the Eucharist and to the Virgin Mary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Contemporary dark brown full leather with exgtensive gilt Gothic panel tooling, featruing quatrefoil and circular motifs reminiscent of cathedral tracery \u003cbr\u003eSpine: Gilt decorations with floral scrollwork and the title\u003cbr\u003eAll edges gilt\u003cbr\u003eMarbled endpapers in earthy ochre, brown, and violet tones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsmanship and decorative binding suggest it was made for devout yet refined owner - likely upper bourgeois or clerical when devotional revivals flourished after the French Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHandwritten note title \"Priere pour le Cholera\" (Prayer for Cholera) - 19th c handwritten prayer likely inserted during one of the devastating cholera epidemics that struck France (1832 and 1849)\u003cbr\u003e\"O Lord Jesus Christ, hold God, great God, immortal God, have mercy on us and on all humanking; purify us of our weaknesses through Thy divine blood, now, always and for eternity. Amen.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038955483391,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/26df27d4-f22f-47c5-9a6d-9e152703da21.png?v=1768163589","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/es\/products\/miniature-religious-book-bundle-autumnal-paroissien-and-sacrement-book","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}